Saeed Jalili

Saeed Jalili (September 1965-) was Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council from 20 October 2007 to 10 September 2013, succeeding Ali Larijani and preceding Ali Shamkhani.

Biography
Saeed Jalili was born in Mashhad, Iran in September 1965, and he served in the Basij during the Iran-Iraq War, losing the lower portion of his right leg in battle in 1986. In 1989, he began to work for the Foreign Ministry, and he was appointed to the Supreme National Security Council in 2002. From 2007 to 2013, he served as Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council and Chief Nuclear Negotiator, and he was appointed to the Expediency Council in 2013. He placed third in that year's presidential election, losing to Hassan Rouhani.